Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Determining when hard drive is kaput
by Guest FlaBill- 2 replies
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So many problems posted here seem to revolve around hard drives that go bad. I wonder if there is a step by step recipe for determining that the drive is no longer usable. What say you? Bill
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sp3 lan issues
by Guest synacs- 4 replies
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when I installed(clean install) SP3, I don't have network connection anymore, but it seems like LAN is ok but I can't connect to net. With service pack2 I had no problems.
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IE7 virus.
by Guest Skybuck Flying- 9 replies
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Files from some kind of IE7 virus... <- was just installed for christ sakes. Exe file was deleted it looked suspicious too. http://members.home.nl/hbthouppermans/IE7Virus/
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i386 folder
by Guest Tatar- 11 replies
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My Windows XP Prof is updated to SP3 and I have a slipstreamed CD of the software. I checked my C:\i386 folder and non of the files in it is newer than 2007. I assume that i386 folder files are not updated when you have automatic updates from Microsoft or when you install a service pack. My question is how can I delete and than create a new i386 folder from the winxp SP3 CD. which files folders I copy from the CD to the folder?
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DNS Randomness Test 1 2
by Guest Kayman- 28 replies
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"The test takes a few seconds to complete. When its done you'll see a page where the transaction ID and source port randomness will be rated either GREAT, GOOD, or POOR. If you see a POOR rating, we recommend that contact your ISP and ask if they have plans to upgrade their nameserver software before August 7th." https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/services/dnsentropy
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Connecting to a server by name
by Guest Jasper Recto- 2 replies
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I have a Cisco ASA firewall that allows me to VPN into our company domain. When I'm in the domain, I can ping any computer or connect to it through terminal server by using the computer IP address. Is there anything I can do so that I can connect to computer by its computer name? If I try to ping a computer name, the DNS can not resolve it. Is there a host file I can edit that can reference the computer name and it's corresponding IP address? I'm on Windows XP. Thanks, Jasper
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Windows Help Missing
by Guest Molly- 6 replies
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HoKay, I corrected the missing Display, the missing mouse.... but somehow I thought that the Windows Help directory would reappear. Sigh, Molly who thanks you people, even if you cannot stand another question!
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Stored Users and Passwords
by Guest Mr.Wright- 0 replies
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I am having trouble with a laptop not remembering the list of stored users and passwords after a reboot. I am able to add new entries to the Stored Users and Passwords and they work fine but after a reboot all entries are lost and need to be recreated. Does anyone have any possible solutions?
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virus damage
by Guest rr- 3 replies
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If a trojan/virus has removed my Desktop and Screen saver tabs from Desktop properties, how can I get them back? I am using XP64
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eabfiltr error in Event Viewer
by Guest CAskier- 1 reply
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My laptop is taking forever to load from once I enter my password until the desktop appears. Booting to the login screen is normal. I have checked Event Viewer and the only error I am receiving is this: Source: Service Control Manager Type: Error Event ID: 7026 The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: eabfiltr I have not been able to find anything on this error to help me correct it. I am using an HP laptop in a docking station. I have checked my MSCONFIG and there are only 6 items checked under Startup and they are all necessary programs. Any suggestions on how to resolve the Event ID? Thanks!
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explorer does not start on boot
by Guest Enrique- 1 reply
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I have a user that logs on to a Windows XP box but Explorer.exe does not start so I have to manually start it. If I log on with a different profile (admin and non-admin account), Explorer.exe will start. What could be causing this within that profile? Thanks, Enrique
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Right now if I double click the drive letter of one of my CD/DVD drives, autoplay kicks in. If I right click the drive letter, "AutoPlay" appears as the top menu item and default action. How can I change this to something else, such as "Explore" or "Open", which was the default previously? Note to the many people who copy/paste replies without bothering to read: I'm not asking how to disable autoplay itself. That IS disabled. Discs do not autoplay when inserted--only when I double click the drive letter.
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Copy & Transfer of XP Pro Desktop Font(s)
by Guest NA- 0 replies
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Many years ago, when I installed Windows XP Pro onto my desktop PC, I had downloaded some online desktop theme(s) and have been using it since. Now, I have a laptop with Windows XP Pro too, and I would like to have the same desktop appearance--especially the font used. I can no longer remember where or which theme I'd downloaded from previously for the desktop. Is there a way to copy and transfer the desktop theme or font over to the laptop? TIA!
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Help!
by Guest kikkroxx- 3 replies
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I was wondering if it is possible to download drivers such as sound and monitor drivers as well as my verizon wireless pc card
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HELP! XP STOP error !
by Guest Graham- 7 replies
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My wifes computer has a serious problem! This developed the other day when the computer froze and she went to reboot. Computer is generic model with Asus A7A266 Socket A motherboard. It has a single 512MB DDR DIMM for memory. What happens, is that it goes through the boot process, the Windows XP splash screen appears but then we get a blue STOP screen that says: STOP C0000221 {bad image checksum } The image CRYPTUI.DLL is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computer checksum. The computer then reboots in an endless loop. I have tried using F8 to start up in safe mode, but this does not work - it fails at same point. None of the option…
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Please HELP...Can't log into computer administrato
by Guest Jodi- 2 replies
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I have Windows Xp on my computer and we have never created new account users we have also just used computer administrator. Last week, I made a new account. Today I shut my computer down and when I booted back up, I only had the chance to log into the new account I made, computer administrator is gone! I cannot access any of my files, pictures, etc that I had saved on my computer. When I created the new account I did give it computer administrator rights because it said I had to have at least one more account with the administrator rights. Can anyone help and tell me how I can log into my old account and where to find it. Thanks, Jodi
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Volume control.
by Guest fwall4- 3 replies
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Hello: I just noticed that have lost my on-screen volume contol; the little bars that show at what level the sound is. I can still adjust the volume by using the "Volume" icon on the task bar or the vulume knob but the graph bars were an easy way to see the db level. Does anyone have a clue as how to get them back? I'm running Win XP-Home/SP3. I appreciate your help, Fred
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"Data Execution Prevention" problem. TIA
by Guest sandy58- 2 replies
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I have a few gb's of music mpeg in a folder on a partition. Suddenly & for the first time ever this DEP warning pops up & I am shunted back to desktop with the mpeg partition closed. There had been no addition/ deduction from that partition for several weeks..in fact no entry into it. Can this DEP be closed/turned off/whatever reasonably safely or even reset? Any tips/hints/clues gratefully received. TIA Oh, I did remove two .mp4 "trial" files after this DEP appeared. No improvement.
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Monitor Internet Traffic
by Guest bnmohan via WindowsKB.com- 0 replies
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Is there a simple way of monitoring the bandwidth usage by individual IPs on a LAN via the proxy server? The proxy used is Freeproxy on XP SP2. I could not find a way of configuring Freeproxy to do this. Mohan -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200808/1
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networking msdos with xp
by Guest FREVALE- 1 reply
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I'have a server with and msdos base program, networking with 4 other computers 3 of them in win95 and 1 with win 98. I just hook a 5th computer with window xp, had no problem with the networking I can see all the files on my server, but when I try to make a short cut on xp to run the program it does'nt allow me to do so. I can run this particular program with a short cut in all the other computer that have win95 and 98. but not on xp any sugestions will be really appreciated. thank You
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RE: Bleeps on start up
by Guest Kyle- 15 replies
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RE: Bleeps on start up I have the same issue and I only have one beep not sure what it is it might be from when I reconected all my usb ports and hte computer I sure hope its no my new scanner causing the issue. "neo_1rh" wrote: > How do I find out what the Bleep sounds I get when I start my computer, ( > there is 5 Bleeps altogether) are and possible fix it. my computer seems to > run normally otherwise, apart from the toolbar in IE has changed. I would > appreciate basic step by step basic english as I'm not great with computers > thank you
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RE: Sun Java Update 7
by Guest pi-sy@live.com- 1 reply
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RE: Sun Java Update 7 why are making this so diffikult?it used to be easy to download data now,your always asking if the information helped or not.You would not have to ask if you would have kept it simple "Jo Ann" wrote: > Sun Java has released update 7. > > Can that update be installed on top of the old version 6, or does that version have to be removed first? > > > > >
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Microsoft Document and Imaging
by Guest ryaneco- 1 reply
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Hi, I currently have a problem where I can't open a fax I have received in Outlook 2003 Sp3 - it is in .tiff format and when I open it opens in Microsoft Document and Imagaing It has always opened in this, but for a while now (since sp3 upgrade) there has been an issue where it is consistently crashing and having to restart the application! The error log is here; Faulting application mspview.exe, version 11.0.8166.2, stamp 4616c203, faulting module mspview.exe, version 11.0.8166.2, stamp 4616c203, debug? 0, fault address 0x00016537. If anyone can help with this it would be much appreciated. Kind Regards; Ryan.
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installing updates
by Guest Charlie- 2 replies
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The OS is XP Pro. I just had to do a total recovery to as delivered conditions. As part of the process I went to the MS website and downloaded and installed SP3. Now when I start to shut down I get the message "installing updates". It reports 13 updates to be installed. As soon as the update process starts and before anything actually gets installed the PC shuts down. This happens every time. Are these new updates beyond SP3? If they are why does the install fail? If they are redundant to what SP3 has already done, how do I remove them? Charlie
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Logging on
by Guest Bob Speck- 1 reply
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I have 2 user accounts: Administrator and me. When I boot up, the settings for the administrator account are chosen, not for my account. How can I make the settings for my account be chosen instead of for the administrator account? Bob Speck